Creekside Animal Hospital has helped pets stay healthy since opening in The Woodlands nearly one year ago.

Owner David Dolan has been a veterinarian for more than 27 years, and opened the pet hospital in November 2013.

Since opening, Creekside Animal Hospital has seen an increasing amount of regular patients. Dolan said he has relationships with many of the pet owners, including some who have brought their pets to his clinics for more than 20 years.

"We are growing, it is a new practice," Dolan said. "I have wanted to have my own building and make it my own place. I like the calm and enjoy being able to have a relationship with my clients."

Creekside Animal Hospital provides preventative medicine, diagnostics and surgery for cats and dogs. Dolan said he enjoys working with owners to help them understand their pets. In his years of experience, though, Dolan has also learned that every pet owner has a unique relationship with his or her pet.

"My job is to try and help [owners] understand that their pets are all individuals and that they are not all the same," Dolan said. "I had to learn to understand that not everybody loves their dogs as much as I do, and that some people love their dogs more than I do."

Creekside Animal Hospital, 26219 Kuykendahl Road, The Woodlands, 281-351-8387, www.thecreeksidevet.com